The Catacomb
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Not to be confused with Catacomb.
Developers | |
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John Carmack | |
Publishers | |
Softdisk | |
Flat Rock Software | |
Release dates | |
DOS | 1991 |
Windows (DOSBox) | March 14, 2013[1] |
macOS (OS X) (DOSBox) | March 14, 2013[1] |
Taxonomy | |
Series | Catacomb |
Catacomb | |
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Catacomb | 1989 |
The Catacomb | 1991 |
Catacomb 3-D: The Descent | 1991 |
Catacomb Abyss | 1992 |
Catacomb Armageddon | 1993 |
Catacomb Apocalypse | 1993 |
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | Use DOSBox or CatacombSDL. | |||
GOG.com | Entire series. Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[2] |
Source Port
A source port was produced as part of the inducement for the rights holder to release the game's source code.
Name | Description | |
---|---|---|
CatacombSDL | Port of the game to modern systems using SDL. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
DOS | <path-to-game>\CTLPANEL.CA2 |
Windows | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
DOS | <path-to-game>\GAME*.CA2 |
Windows | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
- Save files are named matching the slot (
GAME1.CA2
toGAME9.CA2
).
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
GOG Galaxy |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | For DOSBox set in the DOSBox configuration file. | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | On/off only. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Everything is text-based. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
|
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
DOS video modes | CGA, EGA |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows | Use CatacombSDL for 64-bit. | ||
macOS (OS X) | 64-bit is only confirmed for CatacombSDL, according to its v1.03 release notes.[3] | ||
Linux | Requires CatacombSDL |
System requirements
DOS | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | ||
Processor (CPU) | XT, 286, 386, 486 | |
System memory (RAM) | 640K | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | CGA, EGA |
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | ||
Processor (CPU) | ||
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data. For the GOG.com release, file changes in DOSBox are redirected to
<path-to-game>/cloud_saves/
even if GOG Galaxy is not used (this folder contains all redirected files, so some files in thecloud_saves
folder might be temporary files or other files that do not contain saves or settings).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Release: Catacombs Pack ● GOG.com
- ↑ List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ CatacombSDL 1.03 - last accessed on 8 August 2022
- "Binaries are compiled for OS X 10.5+ (64-bit Intel), (…)"